'"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything."- Joseph Stalin [Communist Dictator][Voting] 'is the right upon which all other rights depend.'' - Thomas Paine
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Adopted by Congress: 17 September 1787
Put into effect: 4 March 1789AMENDMENT XXVI
(ratified July 1, 1971)Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen
years of age or older,
to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation

For Immediate release - NCEL - All 50 states are being sued to prevent the use of computerized voting systems during the 2008 primary and general elections and beyond. The lawsuit seeks to halt the use of machine-based voting systems and vote counting procedures that hide the ballots and the counting of votes from the People.

The NCEL complaint challenges the constitutionality of current voting procedures in the states, claiming that they “heighten the possibility of confusion, deception, frustration, and fraud.” It contends that the existing practices are constitutionally deficient and prevent open, verifiable, transparent voting, and that the use of discredited electronic voting machines and flawed vote counting procedures drastically increase the likelihood of error and election fraud. The lawsuit calls for a visible chain of ballot custody with paper ballots kept in full public view throughout the voting, counting, and tallying process. The lawsuit asks the Court to prohibit the states from conducting elections that are not open, verifiable, transparent and machine and computer free.

The US Supreme Court has declared the meaning of the Right to vote, as guaranteed by the US Constitution. Individuals not only have the Right to cast a vote, they have the Right to cast an effective vote, meaning they have the Right to have their vote counted correctly. “We need to bring transparency and accountability to the voting process throughout the states,” said Bob Schulz, who wrote the brief and is spearheading the nationwide effort. “We need to reclaim our vote and ensure that our voices are heard and that our votes are accurately counted. The only sure way to do that is to have the People, in the light of day, observe, verify, and secure the votes cast on paper ballots and to count those ballots before the public by hand.”

Since at least 1988, the ballots in 49 states and half of New Hampshire are hidden from the people and counted in secret by computers. This procedure violates two Supreme Court rulings. NCEL was filed in all 50 states to remedy this freedom threatening problem.

Read the National Clean Elections Lawsuit . NCEL was filed to restore hand-marked, hand counted paper ballots that never leave the sight or custody of the people until the ballots are counted and the results posted in each neighborhood polling place. This means machine-free, computer-free counts in our elections once again.

RECENT Vote Fraud Activity

New Hampshire

48 Hours in New Hampshire
by: Vickie Karp Vickie Karp is a Texas voting activist and author of Hacked! about electronic vote fraud in American elections.

VIEWOne man's private, sole source company programs 81% of the election in New Hampshire, 100% in Connecticut, almost all of Massachusetts and most of Vermont. Never before seen video of the under-the-radar elections contractor John Silvestro as he tangles with master security expert Harri Hursti.For the full version of the hack see the 80 minute HBO film "Hacking Democracy"

ViewSAN FRANSICSO- Straw Poll Cancelled-
SF Straw Poll I paid my $33 for the dinner and vote. A $5 option was also offered to vote after the festivities. We patiently listened to the guest speaker support Fred Thompson and talk on the issues of water and budget problems in California. They then held a raffle, while all the "cheap" voters waited in the lobby. When they finally let them in, the room was flooded with Ron Paul supporters and the organizer notified us the poll was cancelled. I started the video after the initial announcement and pandemonium broke out. The sudden cancellation and an attempt to change the rules, understandably, upset quite a few people.

VIEW - Clearwater REC meeting - Consider the recent GOP Vote Fraud activities in St. Pete FL, A great lesson for us all. How to communicate to other establishment resistant Republicans in a most positive and professional way. Go Curt.

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Just One VoiceMy video from Ames IA or "Why I became involved in NCEL"

HACKING DEMOCRACY -
This cautionary documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe either.
The documentary exposes the dangers of voting machines used during America's mid term and presidential elections. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. Filmed over three years this exposé follows the investigations of a team of citizen activists and hackers as they take on the electronic voting industry, targeting the Diebold corporation.

INVISIBLE BALLOTS - A Temptation for Electronic Voting.Governments are installing computerized voting systems with no paper record to verify accuracy. Elections will be controlled by companies that do not allow voters to inspect their software. If vote counting becomes privatized, there may be no way to get it back. High tech vote fraud is already a reality. If you value your vote, get this information to your friends – and fast! web site

UnCOUNTED - The New Math of American Elections - This is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This controversial feature length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. Noted computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and experienced election officials provide the irrefutable proof.

ROM THE PROGRAMMER'S MOUTH: HOW THE 2000 ELECTION WAS FIXEDClinton E. Curtis, ex-programmer tells all during a Congressional hearing on voting fraud. In October 2000, Curtis was asked by Tom Feeney (R), then Speaker of the House in Florida, to write a computer program that would render electronic voting fraud undetectable. Curtis did just that